I was talking to my wife about this thread and one of the things she mentioned helped was having a gun that kept up with everyone else. She uses a CA G36C and a PX4. For gear she wears a condor vest (something like this - http://www.condoroutdoor.com/etv_eli...ical_vest.aspx). She's not near into airsoft and guns as much as I am, so when she finds one she actually gets excited for I'm inclined to get it...in this case a PX4